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From: Paul Gampe <
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Subject: ANNOUNCE: Authen::Prot v1.06
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Date: 26 Mar 1998 19:20:42 GMT
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Name DSLI Description Info
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Authen::Prot adpO The SecureWare Security Database API PAULG
RELEASE:
Version: 1.06
NAME
Authen::Prot - Perl extension for accessing protected password database
SYNOPSIS
use Authen::Prot;
Authen::Prot::setprpwent();
$pw = Authen::Prot->getprpwent();
$pw = Authen::Prot->getprpwuid(0);
$pw = Authen::Prot->getprpwnam('daemon');
print "$pw->ufld_fd_name\n";
$pw->ufld_fd_slogin(time);
$pw->putprpwnam();
$crypt = Authen::Prot::bigcrypt('test', 'test');
Authen::Prot::endprpwent();
DESCRIPTION
The Authen::Prot module provides access to the protected password
database via the getprpwent, getprpwuid, getprpwnam, getprpwaid,
setprpwent, endprpwent, and putprpwnam system calls available on those
Unix systems using the Protected Password database written by
SecureWare Inc. (c)..
INSTALL
perl Makefile.PL
make
make install
CHANGES
Added code to handle sco's unsigned short and skip void*
Adding method for acceptable_password function, available on both hp and
sco.
Name change from Prot to Authen::Prot as suggested by
[email protected]
Added documentation
AVAILABILITY
http://www.twics.com/~paulg/modules/
and shortly at all CPAN mirrors
COPYRIGHT
See the man page.
Enjoy and thanks for all the feedback, Paul.
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